Purple emperor
The male purple emperor is a stunning butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. Look for it feeding around the treetops in woodlands, or on damp ground, animal droppings or even carrion in the…
The male purple emperor is a stunning butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. Look for it feeding around the treetops in woodlands, or on damp ground, animal droppings or even carrion in the…
The ringlet gets its name from the small rings on the undersides of its wings. These rings show variation in the different forms of this species, even elongating into a teardrop shape.
The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years.
A voracious predator that will even eat other dragonflies, the golden-ringed dragonfly is the UK's longest species. It can be found around acidic streams in moorland and heathland habitats.…
Mae’r ymddiriedolaethau ledled Cymru wedi bod yn brysur iawn gyda digon o ymgyrchoedd, apeliadau, gwaith prosiectau, rheoli gwarchodfeydd a llawer mwy! Dyma blas o beth eu bod nhw wedi ei wneud…
Mae’r ymddiriedolaethau ledled Cymru wedi bod yn brysur iawn gyda digon o ymgyrchoedd, apeliadau, gwaith prosiectau, rheoli gwarchodfeydd a llawer mwy! Dyma blas o beth eu bod nhw wedi ei wneud…
The black-headed gull is actually a chocolate-brown headed gull! And for much of the year, it's head even turns white. Look out for it in large, noisy flocks on a variety of habitats.
The emperor dragonfly is an impressively large and colourful dragonfly of ponds, lakes, canals and flooded gravel pits. It flies between June and August and even eats its prey on the wing.
Despite appearances, the slow worm is actually a legless lizard, not a worm or a snake! Look out for it basking in the sun on heathlands and grasslands, or even in the garden, where it favours…
Swifts spend most of their lives flying – even sleeping, eating and drinking – only ever landing to nest. They like to nest in older buildings in small holes in roof spaces.
Mae’r ystlum hirglust yn driw i’w enw yn sicr: mae ei glustiau bron mor hir â’i gorff! Cadwch lygad amdano’n bwydo ar hyd gwrychoedd, mewn gerddi ac mewn coetiroedd.